Verify that your hardware and software meet or exceed the
minimum requirements. If your hardware and software do not meet the
minimum requirements, you might be unable to install or run your product.
Hardware and software requirements specify the minimum hardware
components and installed software for installing and running your
product. If your computing environment does not meet or exceed the
minimum requirements, you might be unable to install and run your
product. Check for each item before you start the installation.
Before you can install the product, verify that your system meets
the minimum hardware requirements.
Hardware requirements
- Processor: Pentium® Xeon® (32–bit) (minimum) Intel® Core 2 Duo (for best results)
- Memory: 1 GB
- Disk space: 1 GB minimum
- Display: 1024 x 768 minimum resolution
- Other hardware: 1000 mbps/1000 mpbs wired connectivity
Operating systems requirements
Desktop
computer
One of the following operating systems must be
installed:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Desktop
5.0 x86–32, Update 1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop (SLED) 10.0 x86–32, Service Pack 1
- Windows® Vista Business
X86–32, Service Pack 1
- Windows Vista Ultimate
x86–32, Service Pack 1
- Windows XP Professional
x86–32 Service Pack 2
Server
One of the following operating systems
must be installed:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
5.0 x86–32, Update 1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server (SLES) 10.0 x86–32, Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003
SP2 Enterprise Edition x86–32
- Windows Server 2003
SP2 Standard Edition x86–32
- Windows Server 2008
Enterprise Edition,
- Windows Server 2008
Standard Edition
Note: Although the server works on Windows XP and Windows Vista, these operating systems are
not supported production environments. However, Windows XP and Windows Vista operates well enough for an
individual or small team to explore the product and many of the features.
Application servers
One of the following
application servers must be installed:
- Apache Tomcat 5.5.23 (included with IBM® Rational® Quality
Manager)
- WebSphere® Application
Server 6.1.0.15
Relational databases
One of the following
databases must be installed:
- IBM Derby SDK 10.3.2.2 (included
with Rational Quality Manager)
- DB2® Express™ Edition 9.5
- DB2 for Linux, UNIX®,
and Windows 9.5 fixpack
1
- DB2 for Linux, UNIX,
and Windows 9.1 fixpack
1
- Microsoft® SQL Server
2005 SP2,
- Microsoft SQL Server
2008
- Oracle 10g Enterprise Edition Release 2 10.2.0.1
Eclipse
One of these instances of the Eclipse
independent development environment must be installed:
- IBM Eclipse SDK 3.3.2
- IBM Eclipse SDK 3.4.0 (Tolerate)
Java
- IBM Java™ SDK 5.0 SR must be installed.
Web browsers
You can use any of these browsers
with IBM Rational Quality
Manager:
- Firefox 2.0 and Firefox 3.0
- Microsoft Internet
Explorer 7.0
Identity management systems
The following
LDAP servers for identity management are supported:
- IBM Tivoli® Directory Server 6.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory